Really impressed with the way Bodemeister hung in there, but it was a question mark before the race as to whether he could be rated and the question hasn’t been answered yet. Very pleased for the I’ll Have Another team and the horse has a great name, not that I’ll bet on him for the Preakness. If Bodemeister runs there and has any gas left in the tank, that’s still his race to lose.

I expect Union Rags to get a new jockey after this latest debacle. I hope that makes a difference but I’m not so sure.

Because I am delusional I am thinking “Union” is named after the 99% and union support, and “Rags” is about how Wisconsin and Michigan governors have treated unions, so I am rooting for the horse with that name.

We went to our local B’more watering hole to watch the race. Since we were late we had to rely on the kindness of strangers to slide us a horse to root for in the race. 2$ later, we had a horse, a 50 to 1 horse. Needless to say, we didn’t see our horse run because it was so far back, he was out of camera range.